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Elbert, Colorado

Community in Elbert County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Elbert

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Colorado Springs (CO), 25 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone29Good32 ppb23.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elbert

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.09 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.09in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elbert, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Elbert, ColoradoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elbert, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Elbert 3.7 WCO-EL-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/6,946 ft/100 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank418of 2,650

EastonvilleESTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/7,260 ft/414 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Monument/Elbert (CDOT), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Elbert, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monument/Elbert (CDOT), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 2,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

26.6 F with a dew point of 17.6 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Monument/Elbert (CDOT): temperature 26.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 17.6, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. B THE AIR AT MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 15.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 26.6 FDEW POINT 17.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Monument/Elbert (CDOT), north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. C THE WIND AT MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Monument/Elbert (CDOT), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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